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A26 life
guardian.co.tt Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Newcomer sweeps prizes in TSTT calypso contest
Social commentary
carried off the top priz-
es in this year's TSTT
Employee Calypso
Competition, held re-
cently at the Nelson Ex-
change Carpark, while
fun-filled melodies de-
scribing the company's
race to outpace its com-
petitors added to the
evening's excitement.
CSR in the Microbusi-
ness Department, Jezreel
Jones, took the 2017 TSTT
Calypso Monarch title
and four other prizes for
his dynamic composition
Trouble Shoot. Wearing a
bulletproof vest and sup-
ported by props in the form
of two young men shoot-
ing at each other with toy
guns, Jones personified
Trouble.
"The song is a form of
word play. When I started
working with TSTT I was
familiar with the term
'troubleshoot'---a handset
for a customer. The idea
was to make T&T better
by troubleshooting it."
Jones, who has been
working at TSTT for about
three years, also won the
prizes for Best Lyrics, Best
Self-Composed Song, Best
Melody, and Best New-
comer.
"I was in total, complete
shock...I did not expect
to win, I did not expect to
get so many prizes," Jones
said. He said he has already
made plans to begin work
on a new song for next
year's competition. "I see
it as an obligation to de-
fend my title."
He praised the com-
petition as "an excellent
initiative".
"It adds to the culture
of calypso. The prepara-
tion and the judges were
professional," said Jones,
who has been performing
in competitions since he
was 11 years old.
TSTT's VP Marketing,
Camille Campbell, who
presented Jones with his
prize for Best Melody, said,
"I am happy for Mr Jones
that he swept the prizes on
his first try in our compe-
tition."
Jezreel's challenge tro-
phy for Best Self-com-
posed was sponsored by
The Telephone Workers
Credit Union, while his
prize for Best Newcomer
was provided by Maraj And
Sons Jewellers.
The event, which is pro-
duced and executed by the
Employee Engagement
and Communication Sec-
tion, has been in existence
for over 35 years, providing
employees the opportuni-
ty to showcase talents.
Engineer in Field Op-
erations -- North West,
Lemour Joseph, took the
prize for Best TSTT Com-
position with her rendition
Rebranding Party. She also
placed fourth overall. "I
was bearing our rebrand-
ing process in mind and I
felt the company needed
a boost, a showpiece to
carry them forward," Jo-
seph said. "So I decided to
write something showing
our new venture."
Like Joseph, several of
the other female com-
petitors chose to focus on
TSTT's initiatives, with
some using props that
made obvious references
to TSTT's competitors in
a race with the company.
Last year's winner,
Carlton Louison, placed
second this year with his
song God Ain't No Trini At
All. Explaining his compo-
sition, Louison said, "We
like to say God is a Trini,
but seeing how we as a so-
ciety behaved over the past
decade ...we have not lived
up to God's standards."
He said his plan for next
year is simply "to get back
the title." He is also hop-
ing to make it to the finals
of the Dimanche Gras, in
which he is competing
this year.
Crystal Toussaint took
third place with her com-
position Two-Faced which
dealt with child abuse cas-
es locally.
More on Page A27
TSTT Talent: Winners and contestants of the 2017 TSTT Employee Calypso Competition are flanked by
company executives at the 35th annual TSTT Employee Calypso Competition.
TSTT's CEO, Dr Ronald Walcott, presents Jezreel Jones, winner of the 2017 TSTT
Employee Calypso Monarch Competition, with the coveted Challenge Trophy.
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seeks to employ a certified
"ROOTS COMPRESSOR"
ANALYST
Job Requirements:
• BSC Mechanical Engineer
• Specialize in internal rebuilding and
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• Minimum of 5 years work experience
Applications/Resume should be sent to:
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or
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Point Lisas
Copy of application/resume
submitted must be forwarded to:
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Micro Enterprise Development
#50-54 Duke Place
Duke Street
Port of Spain
0221016